[Idiom] BOOKED INTO EVIDENCE

[Migg]

what does "booked into evidence" mean as in:


"A gun was booked into evidence."


most dictionaries show that "evidence" doesn't mean an evidence room.

 

[billmcd]

what does "booked into evidence" mean as in:


"A gun was booked into evidence."


most dictionaries show that "evidence" doesn't mean an evidence room.

Never heard/read the statement as posted but "booked" could mean recorded.

 

[Barb_D]

It was recorded as belonging to the group of items that collectively form the evidence related to a crime.